Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-30

ing lightning struck and instantly
killed the animal. The steer stood near
three others which were also knocked
down by the shock.
On Monday the FIRST day in the last
mouth of summer will STRIVE and upon
that date the merchants will make their
monthly calls on customers.
The party of pienickers who visited
the James river yesterday report every
thing in that locality very dry, and o n
ducive to pleasure. The Jim ia psrticu-
larly pleasant Tor rowing.
Something Is Srong with the manu-
fscturgrs of water mains 10 the east.
Three week ago the mains foE the Third
street extension were ordered, but up to
date have not arrived. The people who
want the system extended are getting
anxious.
The Missouri is now IS serene as any
we'll behaved stream and its depredatiens
gu the Dakota bank east Of this city have
ceased completely. All the section men
on the division of the Milwaukee road
are In Sioux City engaged in the at
tempts to stop the cutting there.
President Knight and Superintendent
Gilieas of the Cherokee and Dakota
railroad company were at Sioux Falls
Thursday and accepted and signed the
articles OF agreement between the COM
pany, by which it agrees to build q
branch of the illinois Central from Ohero-
kee, and the people of Sioux Falls, who
agree to donate the right of way and
depot grounds.
VIM. 81. McVay returned this morning
from q short trip in Hutchinson county,
his tour being made overland from Scot
land to a point eighteen miles distant.
Mr.. McVay, has much to say in praise OF
the crops he saw in Hutchinson county
aud particularly of small grsip, which
he says is superior, if possible, to that
in Yankton county. The country from
Yankton to Oiivet has the appearance of
one vast garden,
Company e holds a regular drill
meeting on Monday night and each man
who is interested, particularly the old
members, are requested to be present.
Encsmpment is officially announced for
the frat eight days in September. at
Huron, and company e has consider
able hard work ahead, with only one
.aonsI ~ :, - 80. IN MnrIou nfnhf
| the ekction of a first lieutenant will
occur, and 1t is necessary that the right
man be selected for that place. The
| company can in one month polish itself
up in the matter of drill and Yankton
can be represented very creditably at
encampment.
The item OF yesterday relative to
afordlng protection to 1--we stock in Wire
fence pastures by running a wire along
the ground came to the reporter through
o second person.. and between the two
was slightly mnddled as it app cared ii
print. Instead of running q wire along
the fence close to the earth the inventor
intended that ground wires, such as
are used in telephone and telegraphsso off
oes, should be placed at short distances
from each corner. These wires should
be placed two feet or more down in thu
earth, and should then be attached tt
the other wires on the fence by wrap
ping once around each wire. The,
should then stand upright, and in tina
position will act as conductors for light
ming which may strike the fence.
The young woman's christian temper
anee union held q meeting ct the M. +
church last evening at which delegate
to the territorial convention at Huron i
September were selected. The meetin
r opened with shcrt devotional exercises
! after. (which the minutes OF the last mee'
ing we're read aud approved. The treat
urer's report followed, which was adopted
Miss Bertha Gross and Mrs. O. q. Clar
were selected as delegates to the terri
a torisl convention and Miss Ollie PiersO
and Miss Lillian Matthews were name
as substitutes, The election OF a secre
tary and treasurer to the societ
then occurred. Miss CLARK was electe
treasurer and Miss Ida Karr secretary
After listening TO the report of q CON
mittee which was previously appointe
Q on new working committees the meetin
adjourned.